The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
GEORGIA AND OHIO.
A Comparison OF the Methods
and Profits
OF FARMING IN THE TWO STATES.

/ correspondence. In my previous letter |
! promised to try and explain where the profit is
in grass and hay, and that promise propose
to redeem.
80 lar as Georgia is concerned, I think I
have concusycly shown where the profit lies
in hay, and in so doing may have seemingly
done too much; proved that where hay could
be so probably made from volunteer grasses
there was no necessity for cultiyaGng tame
| grasses. Vet l hope to show wherein the Geor-
! gia farmer may find profit in meadows and
| pasture fields. This can probably best be done
| by showing how the Ohio farmer probably usef
them.
The Chic f,grIer hasrot the advantage which
! his Georgia brother enjoys, of making hay
from volunteer grasses, and is therefore COM
PEELED to cultivate his grasses for thatpurposc,
| while his hay costs him double troubl6, and
the price is but one-half he so uses it that his
profit is even greater chan that Of the Georgia
/ farmer, Comparatively, but q small quantity Of
| hay is sold off the Ohio farm. The great bulk
OF ii is slowed away in the capacious recosscs
Of tho great barns, to 10 fed out during the
/ winter toAogses &ad.catble. Thclong Ohio vim
| tcrs make it necessary to lay in a great stock
4 OF provisions fer that drearY season with
warm quarters and abundance of food, The cat
/ tie ana horses continue thoip grow Oh and add
10 heir value during the winter as well as jhe
! summer.
Tho hay ,hus net ONLY contributes "a tho
! profit of tho farmer in the growth Of ms live
! sj0c'c lint 1t also serves the Important purpose
( OF furnishing him with an abundance Of j1o
most valuable ferdl2er that can be used upon
farm. Chemists can talk a5 much as they
t},,-, n, f.,,,r. If concentrated I,,,in1 .,
s., ma
'' '''-' ga r
Us no -ef'i'"et as permanent III lS character
] p Lee Sc. .sf = s., e
/ nure Composed of Inc products OF the sQil
Il returns 10 Ina aeftI, what eeu,a From 81 3,,d
/ -s,,,,,.. ;st ..t-.,tf, ~ s,,, r ,.,.. .t
~. .t.@, ~, ~.
/ ~ ''5 '"' '-' "i9l
] lIl.3 "Jio D+V V"o uth-t3N pOAlhts on CONNER
/ ciai fertilizer 10 the acre, could see HE great
| leaa5 oil manure in the Ohio bafnyards. and
SCI, how Iibaralt list,ibntn1 owen, tl,o told,
4 tbsv 7y0uld have some i,}ea or ,gl,v 0lto ,ssr
aro al fartile rFhrro is M tf,if .siriltt;ri, H.
l5+le l.i 4.... 800 ~ -r-fttf - lii,,,-ei f -,
eroI Xiii, n a,d Il IL i15r ,,lg,,e,; ,i,e ma.
! of,,jr1 farrit,.s Il, ,oh efri ,,,,,,, [gj,,j, ia
/ T5cts al ma 1l8uis ssn food mo 0lir far,,l.r
makes his liav NV Him da8bly--in food for bis
/ naltIe. and fo.s1 ~ bi soil
' I'm ''''i' l of IN 5, t,a or,ss ,ls, ost
isnnl1f4,f,a ,gse 1nogtn,vs Nvi,i.l, {flr,,i4h
| Inv als5 furnish etj,;It. and fiji uasIf,t@5,.a
| Ii,y,iI-o tia ,lInr,tat, ,rf,5.cs- ~ f,aia ~,
! tal,se grasses al 0l,io do NOD die down IN fbe
| FAM iflt rarlsin oro,5fnt ANA oraon fbS veav
r0n1d bftar fbo taz- Is DIX IN IN 'jn,;o or
| ,rilv tbe ,l.3ss in a. :horf t1oc toi-ee on po,<
! oy1,y,.+l o7,J f,.,isi,5 ,j.,,,'.l.,,,t 60 i
500, t,tl n s,,r,,,s 9,1d f4lag1s az ,,.iota, en-
Ia. and ID il tbis nastaraaa v5licb furnisies tSe
NH, and lulter. ,}ich 9nters 80 larpe)v NIX
tie income OF die ohio farmer. 5rbSrc Is nd
/ l11tter Which ia So li.f and tie SO tl,at f,o'o
Green orogs Won can ffjl nv The lia,.or of tIt
! 6ut,ur when tl,o cr,s m, i1irrs il,t, ttsf.s
tTes for ' te 6est Of drv faod lsDar e'' ag
s,HI3Jl,, nd Won NAV, ,,ilI NOT aze Tia 1oo,,
| liat4- rich and delicate flavor 10 butfar fl,@t
I oi.ass does Eotonlv tx the butfer boftar h1t
( Il * more plentiful. Take i cow OF the ot,.ss
and put Der on dry food for a few DAYS ana sbo
viii lose ono-third in the quantity Of her milk.
Ohio farmers l1uow and appreciate this tact.
and 1T is for Chat reason shat 80 much of tlIejr
land IS devoted to grass.
or the twenty millions Of acres Of land in
Ohio Six millions are devoted to pastulaeo-
noarly one-third.-and by tIo Time woodland
pasturaqa Is counted in. It win lie found ilnt
over o,le-third Of The land is devoted 10 crass
Think Of that, YOU farmers Of Georgia, WHO
ara WEAVING and WORRYING ont your li2ea In
lSilliur erassl A little GOOD. saiIaro thinl,iro
~, ms. ,.,;lI -, 80